I'm looking for books that not only have witty prose, but are intellectually stimulating as well. Any recommendations?
2006-06-22 17:23:12 · 14 answers · asked by shortgirl 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
people are really saying harry potter? oi vey...
anything by kurt vonnegut - breakfast of champions is the one i'm on right now and it's amazing.
otherwise catcher in the rye was really good.
cheers!
2006-06-23 02:36:35 · answer #1 · answered by lucifer devoison 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any harry potter book! umm.. if you're looking for classics(Teachers always encourage them)- Crime and Punishment. Great expectations-Charles Dickens. Jude the Obscure, Pride and Prejudice, ALL Shakespearean plays, Jane Eyere, The Sound and the Fury- I would consider them boring but I guess it depends on preference. I've heard from other people of some book which they claim to be good: The Joy Luck Club, Of Mice and Men, A million little pieces, To Kill a Mocking Bird? * I read a book called The color of my words- about a girl in Dominican Republic which is restrained from writing- Fahrenheit 451 is okay i guess. Go ask Alice( my friend said), A Map of the World.
Just don't red The Source by James Mitchner(unless you want to -I don't know why you'd want to)
Harry Potter series is great ! Also Da Vinci Code- gret read!(if you're ctholic, don't take it seriously, view it as a fiction story)
- hope that helps.
2006-06-23 00:48:25 · answer #2 · answered by Hermy* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Count of Montecristo by Alexander Dumas.Its about a young French sailor who was unjustly imprisoned for 14 years before he escapes and ultimately takes revenge on his enemies.The author did a great job describing the emotions of the prisoner.Disbelief,denial,self pity,madness,apathy and finally hope.
Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini.When his best friend, a young clergyman, is killed in a mockery of a duel by an arrogant noble, just to quiet his eloquent expressions of democratic ideals, Andre-Louis Moreau vows revenge. From that point, through meteoric careers as a consummate actor and scenario writer, then as a fencing master, and finally a politician, the brilliant Moreau keeps thwarting the aims of the aristocratic Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr. However, the nobleman causes pain to Moreau as well, and the time must come when the two will meet to settle their enmity once and for all. You are not likely to guess how their confrontation finally turns out. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, this swashbuckling novel is exciting throughout, and it presents one of the most dashing heroes in fiction, a man who can fight equally well with his mind, his mouth, his pen, and his sword, a man who stirs up events wherever he goes.
Dresden file book series by Jim Butcher.There are 8 books in the series beginning with stormfront.It narrates the story of Harry Dresden,chicago's only professional wizard.He stands between the general population who is ignorant about the supernatural world and the monsters-vampires,werewolves,fey.He is aided by Bob,a talking skull.Karrin Murphy-a police officer and Thomas-a white court vampire.
2006-06-24 08:15:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My absolute favorite is "Slaughterhouse-5" by Kurt Vonnegut, which is absolutely hilarious and witty as hell. Two other good ones are "Everything Is Illuminated" and "Extremely Loud and Increadibly Close" both by Jonathan Safron Foer. "Everything is Illuminated" has probably the most interesting prose of any book I've ever read because it's narrator is Ukranian. Forgive him for his English, as he's, "...not so premium with it." Also, "Extremely Loud" is really fun, and extremely hard to put down because it flows so well.
2006-06-23 05:28:17 · answer #4 · answered by elu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Midnight Bayou - Nora Roberts
The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
Angels and Demons - Dan Brown
2006-06-23 00:37:17 · answer #5 · answered by blacklight_poetry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. It's dry British humour, and quite satirical, but a really good read.
2006-06-23 00:26:39 · answer #6 · answered by heathera2b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have to admit that james joyce is definitely a good read, but intellectually stimulating? try "Dune" by Frank Herbert. now that one is definitely stimulating!!!!
2006-06-23 01:58:15 · answer #7 · answered by Morgan T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Karamazov Brothers by Dostoevsky. Will shake you
2006-06-23 00:29:56 · answer #8 · answered by 123321m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The book of Psalms in the Holy Bible!!!
2006-06-23 00:48:36 · answer #9 · answered by SarahJane 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HARRY POTTER, Scribbler of Dreams, Circle of Three, let me think, anything I own.
2006-06-23 00:26:55 · answer #10 · answered by ooh_rah07 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋